课后限时作业(十)限时/50分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解•CliffsofMoher,IrelandStretchingforfivemilesalongIreland'swesterncoast,theCliffsofMoherareasightmorethan300millionyearsinthemaking.Attheirhighest,thecliffssoaranimpressive702feetabovetheAtlanticOcean,offeringthemillionvisitorswhovisiteachyearincredibleviewssuretoleaveheartsracingbothfromthebeautyandtheheight.•WhiteCliffsofDover,U．K.ThesefamouscliffsalongEngland'ssoutheasterncoastareasrichinhistoryastheyareinbeauty.TheystandtallalongtheStraitofDover,separatingEnglandfromFranceandcontinentalEurope.DuringWorldWarI,thefirstbombtohittheU．K.fellinDover,anditservedasaprominentlocationduringWWIIaswell.Andnowadays,thecityisthebestknownforthebeautyofitschalkywhitecliffs.•MountThor,CanadaThenameMountThormayinspirefearorrespect—aswellitshould,consideringthisisthesteepest,tallestcliffintheworld.Thorreachesanastonishing4,101feetabovesealevel,andtheuttergreatnessofitsverticalinclinekeptitfrombeingsuccessfullygoneupuntil1965.Today,itremainsachallengingandpopularplaceforrockclimbers.•CliffsofEtretat,FranceLocatedalongFrance'sAlabasterCoast,thesecliffsoffermorethanjuststeepwalls.Climbtothetopandyou'llhaveviewsofarchedrockformations,aswellasscenerythatinspiredthefamouspainterClaudeMonet.Atvariouspointsalongthecliffs'80milestretch,youcanspotnaturalsculpturesthataresaidtoresembleanelephant,amongotherthings.语篇导读本文为说明文，主要介绍了各国那些令人惊叹的悬崖峭壁。1．What'sthepurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Tointroducesomeoftheworld'smostamazingcliffviews.B．Toadvisepeopletoclimbrocksintheirfreetime.C．Toaskpeopletoexplorewhythecliffsaresosteep.D．Tocallonpeopletoprotectourenvironment.解析A写作意图题。根据文中的四个小标题，特别是标题中的Cliffs及相关内容可知，这篇文章是在介绍各国令人惊叹的悬崖峭壁，故选A项。2．Ifyouwanttochallengeyourselfasarockclimber,whichisthebestchoice?A．CliffsofEtretat.B．WhiteCliffsofDover.C．CliffsofMoher.D．MountThor.解析D细节理解题。根据MountThor,Canada部分中的最后一句可知，对于攀岩的人来说，MountThor仍然是非常有挑战性和受欢迎的地方，故选D项。3．Howcanthebeautyofthechalkywhitecliffsbeenjoyed?A．ByvisitingtheAtlanticOcean.B．ByvisitingDover.C．ByvisitingAlabaster.D．ByvisitingtheStraitofBass.解析B细节理解题。根据WhiteCliffsofDover,U．K.部分中的最后一句可知，以美丽的粉白色的悬崖而著称的地方是Dover，故选B项。4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．ClaudeMonetgothisinspirationpartlyfromCliffsofDover.B．Thorsoarsanamazing702feetabovesealevel.C．VisitorstoCliffsofDoverareimpressedbyitshistory.D．Naturalsculpturesarecommonlyseenalongmostcliffs.解析C推理判断题。根据WhiteCliffsofDover,U．K.部分中的第一句可知，这个地方有丰富的历史和美丽的悬崖，给游客留下了深刻的印象，故选C项。Ⅱ.完形填空Thisisastorythatcanteachusagoodlesson.Oneday,amaninragsbeggedfromdoortodooralongthestreet.Withanoldwalletinhishand,hewasaskingforafewcoinstobuysomethingtoeat.Hekeptcomplainingabouthisbadfortuneandkept__1__whythosewhohadsomuchmoneywerenever__2__andwerealwaysdesiringmore.“AsfarasI'mconcerned,ifIhadonlyenoughto__3__andtowear,Iwouldnotwantanythingmore.”JustatthatmomentGoddessFortune,whocamedownthe__4__sawthebeggarandsaidtohim,“Hi，Ihavewishedto__5__youforalongtime.Now,openyour__6__andIwillpourmygoldintoit.ButIwilldothatonlyonthis__7__：Allthatfallsintothewalletwillbepuregold；buteverypiecefallinguponthe__8__shallbecomedust.Doyouunderstand？”“Isee.”sai...
